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Kavanaugh, Midterms, & Today's Political Climate With Scott Howell & Thomas Wright On Access Utah Oct 17, 2018

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Scott Howell and Thomas Wright, co-chairs of the Utah Debate Commission will join me to talk about the debates, which are airing on Utah Public Radio, and the political climate in Utah and the nation as we head into the midterm elections, now less than three weeks away. Scott Howell is a former state senator and senate minority leader, and candidate for the U.S. Senate. Howell is CEO Howell Consulting Group and a retired IBM Executive. Thomas Wright is former chairman of the Utah Republican Party and current President & Principal Broker, Summit Sotheby’s International Realty. Wright is one of eight chairpeople of the Republican National Committee.

Revisiting 'The Judge' Documentary With Director Erika Cohn On Tuesday's Access Utah Oct 16, 2018

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Religious courts in the Middle East had historically banned women from adjudicating domestic and family matters - in both the Shari'a courts of Islam and the Rabbinic courts of Judaism -until Kholoud Al-Faqih, dares to challenge that history. With the support of a progressive Sheik, Kholoud becomes the first woman judge with her appointment to a Palestinian Shari'a court in the West Bank, bringing a subtle new perspective garnered from her early professional life working with battered women as an attorney in both the criminal and Shari'a courts.

Revisiting 'West Like Lightning' With Jim DeFelice On Monday's Access Utah Oct 15, 2018

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On Monday's Access Utah, Jim DeFelice joins us to talk about his new book “West Like Lightning: The Brief Legendary Ride of the Pony Express."

Revisiting 'The Last Cowboys' With Author John Branch On Thursday's Access Utah Oct 11, 2018

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For generations, the Wrights of southern Utah have raised cattle and world-champion saddle-bronc riders ― some call them the most successful rodeo family in history.

God & Smog: Scholars & Religious Leaders Discuss Preserving Our Planet On Wednesday's Access Utah Oct 10, 2018

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Today we're speaking with Margaret Barker, Dr. David Haberman, and Anuttama Dasa, panelists at the conference God & Smog: The Challenge of Preserving Our Planet. The conference is taking place today in the USU John M. Huntsman School of Business Perry Pavilion until 5 p.m.

Supreme Stakes: Understanding Sexual Violence On Access Utah And Utah Women 20/20 Oct 09, 2018

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A coalition of faculty and students at USU have come together to organize a day-long discussion of sexual violence, in order to understand the issues that informed the Kavanaugh hearings and investigation. This teach-in will happen on Tuesday, October 9 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the USU Anthropology Museum (Old Main 252) on the USU campus.

'Bridge Of Clay' With Author Markus Zusak On Monday's Access Utah Oct 08, 2018

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“Bridge of Clay” is the new sweeping family saga from Markus Zusak, author of the international bestseller “The Book Thief,” which swept the world and was made into a movie.

Revisiting 'Chosen Country: A Rebellion In The West' With James Pogue On Thursday's Access Utah Oct 04, 2018

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In a remote corner of Oregon, James Pogue found himself at the heart of a rebellion. Granted unmatched access by Ammon Bundy to the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Pogue met ranchers and militiamen ready to die fighting the federal government.

The Ephemeral And Living Nature Of Folklore With Dr. Kay Turner On Wednesday's Access Utah Oct 03, 2018

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In the age of the Nano-second, folklore studies claim a perspective on the critical importance of the short-lived, as observed in numerous traditional forms such as memorial altars, henna-painted Yemen brides, and evaporative moments, such as the traces left by marginalized queer encounters or the reformulation in art of Mormon legend by local Provo artist Bryan Hutchison.

What It Means To Be Educated In The 21st Century: Norm Jones On Tuesday's Access Utah Oct 02, 2018

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An eminent professor of History and Religious Studies at Utah State University, Dr. Norman Jones has spent a career learning what makes an "educated person."

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